The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-02
FARM AND GARDEN.
WASHING MILK PALS.

after the COW Is MIXED. At this season
a slight neglect in this matter will soon
make tho milk unfit to use. Half of
the complaints of city milk are due to
carelessness in handling it, and especi-
ally in cleaning tho cans in which 1t is
carried around for sale.
CULTIvATING CORN EARLY.
II Is not enough that corn is finally
freed from weeds. The best way to do
this is to begin early while weeds are
small; but there is also further ad-
vantage in early cultivation in stirring
the soil, making 1t warmer and dryer,
and also increasing its available fertili-
ty. This Is even more important than
thorough late cultivation to keep the
overheated soil moist by oondensing
the moisture of the air.
KoUMIss AS A DRINK.
The Tartars make an intoxicating
drink from tho fermentation OF the
milk from their mares, which is saved
for that purpose. This milk has more
sugar in it than that from the COW, and
consequently produces a more alcoholic
liquor. Unless sugar is added while
fermentation is in process, koumiss
made from cows milk must be regard
ed rs a harmless beverage, but so I'M
inviting to the appetite of lover of
alcohol that one would almost rs soon
attempt to become intoxicated by
buttermilk.
TRANSATLANTIC SOD.
The best time to transplant sod is in
early Spring. The bed in which the
sod is to be placed should be mel
low and rich enough for tho roots
10 thrive in, but without fresh manure.
If it is desired to apply manure, put
little on after the sod is planted
This will have wonderful effect in
protecting the sod from drying out If
the transplanting is deferred until late,
cut the grass as close rs possible with
the lawn mower before the sod is taken
up from where it grew. Every surplus
leaf helps to evaporate moisture before
the transplanted grass roots can supply
| it.
SQUIRTING OF FOOD FOR PIGS.
1t is generally believed by farmers
that pigs do better on grain that has
begun to fera,sat and has evon turned
sour. Although the swirl barrel Is not
very pleasant adjunct near house
in warm weather, yet 1t serves valua-
bic purpose. saving fer food much that
otherwise would be thrown away, and
probably become more offensive than if
kept and fed to tho pigs. The sourin 6
of meal or grain added 10 swill makes
it more digestble, and this more than
Offsets the slight loss OF nutritiyc value
which occurs when decomposition
begins.
Narrowing CORN,
With the slanting tooth horrows all
the small weeds may be destroyed in
corn until the plants are six or eight
inches high, and without pulling up
enough to damage the crop This
plan is better adapted to corn in drills
Than in hills. 1t is generally drilled too
thickly, so that the occasional pulling
up of stalk by drag tooth makes
the crop better If the field is soddy
or stony, and the corn be planted in
hills, it is pos ible that an entire hill
may be taken. and this would leave to
wide vacancy on either side. But
The adjoining hills would ear better, SO
there would be little less of grain even
in such case
LICE ON SITTING HENS.
When the hen is set, her feathers
should be filed with insect powder to
destroy lice. While she is inactive on
tho nest lice breed rapidly. as she does
not rid herself of them by scratching
N the dirt, as she will at other times.
1t is the lice rather than CONTINENT
that makes sitting hens grow poor so
rapidly. Sometimes they will even xii !
The hen on the nest; or If they don't,
they will be ready to attack and kill
The chicks as soon as out of the shell.
Kill the lice while the hen is sitting.
No better time can be desired. as II
then freed from them. she will not soon
get them on her again by running with
other poultry.
PROTECTING CUCUMBER PLANTS.
All the melons and vines, including
the cucumber and squash, require hot
weather to thrive well, and are badly
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